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Aims:Our SIG aims to enliven understandings about teachers' and school leaders’ work and lives through research that is conducted by/with/for teachers. We recognise teachers as educators and educational team leaders working in diverse settings including early childhood, primary and secondary schools, skills training institutions, universities (in particular Initial Teacher Education), and other discrete or alternative settings. We use a range of theoretical and methodological frameworks to...

AARE has several special awards for exceptional achievements by members. These are presented at the Annual Conference.

The AARE Awards encourage, acknowledge, and recognise the quality work of members. The Award categories will include:

Ray Debus Award for Doctoral Research in Education 
Betty Watts Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research Award  
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Researcher Award  
Early Career Researcher Award
Postgra...

PurposeSince 1978 one of the plenary lectures given at each AARE annual conference has been designated the Radford Lecture, as a memorial to the late, distinguished educationist Dr William (Bill) Radford.

Each year's Lecturer is a distinguished figure in an area relevant to educational research, who is especially invited by the Association to give the Lecture. Each year, the conference makes a presentation to the Radford Lecturer, and since 1984 the Lecture has been subsequentl...

Honorary Life Members of the Australian Association for Research in EducationThe award of Honorary Life Membership recognises current members of AARE who have demonstrated a long-term commitment to AARE as evidenced by long term membership of, and active participation in, the Association, and who have made a substantial contribution to educational research.

Call for Nominations

Nominations for Honorary Life Membership will be called for annually via the Members’ Update...

PurposeInaugurated in 2011, the Distinguished Fellow Award recognises outstanding service and contribution to AARE over an extended period of time.

Eligibility criteriaCall for NominationsNominations will be called for annually via the newsletter and the website. Nominations must be received by award deadline each year. Members nominating a particular candidate should:

Ensure that the candidate fits the criteria for the AARE Distinguished Fellow Award for Outstanding Se...

PurposeThis award recognises excellence in educational research by doctoral students. Normally only one award will be made each year. It is seen by the Association as a way of recognising the high-quality contribution made to educational knowledge by graduate students, and at the same time promoting dissemination of research.

Originally known as the AARE Award for Doctoral Research in Education, the first award was made in 1989. In 2014 the Award was renamed in honour of Dr Ray Debu...

Conference Paper Awards in 2023AARE will be offering the following Conference Paper Awards in 2023. The purpose of these awards is to encourage, acknowledge, and recognise the quality work of AARE members. 

Award categories include:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Researcher Award
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Post Graduate Researcher Award
Betty Watts Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research Award
Early Career Researcher Award  

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